Maya Keyes

Xangablogger who came out publicly as lesbian. What makes this more interesting than the usual decloseting is that her father is former Republican Party senate candidate Alan Keyes - the same ultra-conservative who called Vice President Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter "a sinner" and referred to homosexuality as "selfish hedonism." In response, her parents have ostracized her, kicking her out of their house and ceasing payment of her college tuition.